Duplicate Payment Audit · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Bexley (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£54,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 25 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Rockford Associates Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Audit on duplicate payment and miscoding of VAT during 2025/2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79210000 Accounting and auditing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
Last source update: 5 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-046258
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0581dd Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
5 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £54,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Rockford Associates Limited	£54,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Rockford Associates Limited
Signed
25 Jul 2025
Value
£54,000 inc. VAT
Period
25 Jul 2025 – 25 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Bexley

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPHT-3331-XPPM Civic Offices Watling Street, Bexleyheath, London, DA67ATContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Rockford Associates LimitedAwarded supplier Aston Court Kingsmead Business Park High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, South East, HP11 1LAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Aug 2025, 16:10 BST